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EDWIN O. REISCHAUER INSTITUTE OF JAPANESE STUDIES
UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK

HARVARD COLLEGE JAPAN SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Harvard coordinates a wide array of summer internship opportunities in Japan for undergraduates in any concentration. As interns, students lean about the local culture of their city and work place while contributing to a project defined by the host organization. Since 1988, nearly 300 Harvard College students have worked in consulting and financial firms, on the campuses of top Japanese universities, in the office of parliamentary members and NGOs, in leading science labs, and even in a propeller factory, a hotel bakery, and an antiquarian bookstore. Internships last a minimum of 8 weeks, from early June to early August. Students may ask RI to help match their interests with host organizations in Japan, or they may find intern hosts on their own and apply to RI only for funding support. An internship information session will take place on Nov. 2 (Monday), in CGIS Knafel Buidling (1737 Cambridge St.), Bowie-Vernon Room K262.

Application will be available soon on CARAT (https://asperin.fas.harvard.edu/carat/), Harvard's web-based common application tool.

Application deadline: MONDAY, JAN. 4, 2010. For more information contact Theodore Gilman, Associate Director, Reischauer Institute.

AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT: March 2010

Students applying to the HARVARD COLLEGE JAPAN SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM are strongly encouraged to also apply to the DAVID ROCKEFELLER INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE GRANTS PROGRAM. Click below for more information.

 

HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN JAPAN
May 31 – July 24, 2010
Click HERE for more information and application requirements

HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM AT RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE IN JAPAN
June 13 – August 22 , 2010
Click HERE for more information and application requirements

HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM AT RIKEN CENTER FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
June 13 – August 22 , 2010
Click HERE for more information and application requirements

Students applying to the HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS are strongly encouraged to also apply to the DAVID ROCKEFELLER INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE GRANTS PROGRAM. Click below for more information.

 

REISCHAUER INSTITUTE HENRY ROSOVSKY UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANT
The Reischauer Institute was one of Harvard's first international and regional centers to offer summer travel grants for thesis research abroad. Since 1980, it has provided such grants to students in various concentrations who seek to conduct research in Japan, usually over the summer prior to their senior year, on Japan-related topics. Following their period of research, may awardees have submitted prize-winning senior theses. Students seeking to apply should consult with faculty members well in advance of the application deadline to plan and receive approval for a senior thesis topic. The Harvard Asia Center also provides grants to support senior thesis research. Apply using CARAT, Harvard's web-based common application tool, at https://asperin.fas.harvard.edu/carat/.

Students applying to the REISCHAUER INSTITUTE UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANTS are strongly encouraged to also apply to the DAVID ROCKEFELLER INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE GRANTS PROGRAM. Click below for more information.

 

REISCHAUER INSTITUTE UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER JAPANESE LANGUAGE GRANTS
The Reischauer Institute awards several grants each year to Harvard undergraduates in any concentration who plan to enroll in a summer Japanese language study program in Japan. The grant will provide funding toward tuition, travel, and living expenses. Preference will be given to students whose concentrations either require or give credit for language study, or who plan a senior thesis project that makes use of the language to be studied. Grants up to $6,000. Apply using CARAT, Harvard's web-based common application tool, at https://asperin.fas.harvard.edu/carat/.

Students applying to the REISCHAUER INSTITUTE UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER JAPANESE LANGUAGE GRANT are strongly encouraged to also apply to the DAVID ROCKEFELLER INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE GRANTS PROGRAM. Click below for more information.

NOMA-REISCHAUER PRIZES IN JAPANESE STUDIES awarded to students who write essays on Japan-related topics. One ($2,000) undergraduate and one ($3,000) graduate prize are awarded annually. PDF of application instructions.

DEADLINE: TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2010, 5:00 pm to the Reischauer Institute

 

JAPAN-AMERICA STUDENT CONFERENCE (JASC)
The Reischauer Institute will fund up to two conference fee awards ($3,000 each) to Harvard students who are selected by the JASC committee to participate in the Japan-America Student Conference in the summer of 2009. Students should apply directly to JASC (prior to their deadline) and inform the Reischauer Institute of their application.

For deadline information and application materials, contact:
International Student Conferences
1150 18th Street, N.W., Suite LL2
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel: (202) 289-9088
Fax: (202) 789-8265
Email: info@iscdc.org
Website: http://www.iscdc.org/

Award announcement: By April 2009.

 

STUDENT ORGANIZATION GRANTS (<< PDF link)
The Asia-related centers at Harvard University offers grants to undergraduates and graduate student organizations for projects involving individual countries or spanning multiple countries in Asia. These grants are offered on a ongoing basis; however organizations are encouraged to apply as early as possible as funds are limited. Please submit an application to Jorge Espada at the Harvard Asia Center.

 

For further information and application materials please contact the Reischauer Institute, (617) 495-3220 or rijs@fas.harvard.edu.